Sudan: Lina - Addressing Gender-Based Violence Brings Justice

Khartoum — The Minister of Social Development, Ms. Lina Al-Sheikh, has said the approval of the document of Standard Operating Procedures for Prevention of and Response to Gender Based Violence is a step in achieving justice and achieving women's rights, stressing activation of responsibility at all legal, health and social levels to address gender-based violence.

Lina stressed during the celebration of the document's approval at Salam Rotana Hotel here today, Monday, with the participation of the relevant United Nations agencies and civil society organizations, that women's rights are a priority for the state and the goals of sustainable development for their pioneering role in building society, noting that gender-based violence is one of the greatest challenges in society.

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